# W3PN Privacy Corner

A community pop-up space as a **safe autonomous zone** dedicated to **privacy and cypherpunk**, suitable for complementing hackathons and other events. *Privacy Corner* is hosted and curated by [Web3Privacy Now](https://web3privacy.info/) initiative.

The concept is based on creating an open, inclusive place for meeting and discussion, like the ancient Greek [Agora](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agora), where anyone can come and raise any question or topic, or join the discussions. Through our [Campfire sessions](#campfire-stage) you can open discussions in a smaller circle on many topics that are not suitable for traditional talks, workshops or panel discussions.

Another feature is the [Privacy Design Clinic](#privacy-design-clinic), where through our mentors we offer help to hackers and teams to be more privacy-preserving.

## Principles
* autonomous - limited control of the main organisers
* community-based - everyone can propose a campfire
* no bullshit, marketing free
* no photos, filming or recording!

## Main components
* [Campfire Stage](#campfire-stage)
* [Privacy Design Clinic](#privacy-design-clinic)
* [Art Installations](#art-installations)
* [HW Showcase](#hw-showcase)

### Campfire Stage

Campfire session is one of those formats that perfectly describes what it does and what it looks like. Much like people sitting around a campfire listening to someone tell a story, a campfire session is an informal way of presenting and discussing topics with meeting attendees.

Everyone is able to propose their own campfire session. The specific form of a campfire session is very flexible and depends on the proposer. Typical length of one campfire session is 30 - 60 minutes.

W3PN will run open submissions and they will curate the entire schedule to keep the content on topic and as non-commercial and community-based as possible.

#### Examples of campfire session
* open discussion around a specific topic
* an interview with a well-known/interesting person
* introducing an open privacy tool or protocol
* networking session for privacy-curious people
* HW showcase - BananaPhone, GrapheneOS etc. :)
* author's reading from the book
* musical or visual performance

#### Requirements
* microphone, speaker, TV with HDMI input

### Privacy Design Clinic

### Art Installations

Within the space we offer the opportunity for various artists to exhibit interesting art installations related to privacy or cypherpunk themes.

### HW Showcase

Presentation of various interesting devices including privacy-preserving tools.

| Device | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Bleskomat](https://www.bleskomat.com/) | DIY Bitcoin ATM |
| [Keycard Pro](https://github.com/status-im/keycard-pro) (prototype) | preview of upcoming HW wallet from Status |

## Upcoming events
* [ETHBerlin4](https://ethberlin.org/) (May 24-26) (proposal upcoming)
* *[ETHRome 2024](https://ethrome.org/)* (October)
* *[ETHBrno3](https://ethbrno.cz/)* (October)
* *[Devcon7](https://devcon.org/)* (Nov 12-15)